Providence General Surgery Residency Program - Administration

 
Laurence Y. Cheung, M.D. Chairman

 "Our general surgery residency program at Providence Hospital was recently approved for a five-year full accreditation without citations.  This approval is a continuation of a previous five-years full accreditation, an honor granted to only a few residency programs.  Dr. Vijay Mittal, program director, has provided superb leadership to the faculty and residents. Together, they have created a unique clinical teaching and learning environment with very high scholar productivity.  I am very privileged to be part of this outstanding residency program."
for profile: Laurence Y. Cheung, M.D., Chairman

 
Vijay K. Mittal, M.D.
Program Director

 "Providence Hospital and Medical Centers is part of Ascension Health, comprising 68 health care facilities. It is a unique institution with a large volume of clinical and complex cases. The surgery residency is fully approved with a strong academic background and is supported by 14 other residences. Full-time teaching faculty and mentorship helped to secure a high board pass rate and future placement into a fellowship or surgical career."
for profile:Vijay K. Mittal, M.D., Program Director

 
William F. Oppat, M.D., Assistant Program Director

"Surgical education in the Providence Medical System shares with its University affiliated rivals the breadth of complex cases and depth of teaching, but provides them in a Community environment. The culturally diverse population of Metropolitan Detroit provides a plethora of patients. The institution is positioned well to grow in the 21st century."
for profile:William F. Oppat, M.D., Assistant Program Director

Laurence Y. Cheung, M.D., Chairman

• Chairman, Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI, 2006-present

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• Undergraduate medical education: National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan, B.S., M.D., 1961-68
• Postgraduate medical education: Holy Cross Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT; Surgical Internship, 1968-69
• General Surgery Resident, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 1969-72
• Chief Resident in Surgery, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 1972-73
• Instructor and Research Fellow, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 1973-75

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• Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 1975-77
• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1977-79
• Associate Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1979-82
• Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1983-86
• Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 1986-2003
• Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 2003-2006

Vijay K. Mittal, M.D., Program Director

• Program Director, Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI, 1999-present
• Chief, Section of General Surgery, Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI, 1999-present
• Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1992-present

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• President, International College of Surgeons (U.S. Section), 2007

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• Undergraduate medical training: Amritsar Medical College, Amritsar, India, 1963-67
• Master of Science in Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, 1967-72
• Registrar, Transplantation and General Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, 1972-75
• Internship & General Surgery Resident, Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital, Detroit, MI, 1975-80
• Research & Transplant Surgery Fellow, Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital, Detroit, MI, 1980-81

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• Assistant Program Director, Detroit Macomb Hospitals, Detroit, MI, 1984-88
• Director of Pancreatic Transplant and Associate Director of Transplantation, Mt. Carmel Mercy/Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI, 1984-93  
• Director, Surgical Research Program, Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI, 1990-93
• Assistant Program Director, Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI, 1997-99
• Interim Chairman, Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI, 2005-06

William F. Oppat, M.D., Assistant Program Director

• Assistant Program Director, Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI, 2000-present
• IRB Committee Member, Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI, 1999-present

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• Undergraduate medical education: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 1986-90
• General Surgery Resident, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1990-92
• General Surgery Research Fellow, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1992-94
• General Surgery Resident, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1994-96
• Registrar & Clinical Instructor in Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 1996-97
• Clinical Instructor, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1996-97
• Vascular Surgery Fellow, Clinical Instructor in Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, 1997-99